Color image processing apparatus capable of discriminating attributes of originals fed by a feeder

A color image processing apparatus for processing a plurality of originals, comprising:

• feeding means for feeding the plurality of originals one by one to an original exposing position a first time and at least one subsequent time, each one of the plurality of originals having an image thereon;
• scanning means for scanning each one of the plurality of originals one by one when the originals are fed to the original exposing position by said feeding means the first time and the at least one subsequent time;
• discriminating means for discriminating attributes of each one of the images of the plurality of originals scanned by said scanning means when the plurality of originals are fed the first time;
• memory means for storing a plurality of attribute data representing the attributes of each one of the images of the plurality of originals discriminated by said discriminating means;
• read out means for reading out from said memory means the attribute data associated with each one of the plurality of originals when the plurality of originals are fed the subsequent time to the original exposing position by said feeding means;
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• processing means for processing each image of the plurality of originals scanned by said scanning means in accordance with the attribute data read out from said memory means by said read out means when the plurality of originals are fed the subsequent time.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• feeding means for feeding a selected original to an original exposing position a first time and at least one subsequent time, the selected original having an image thereon;
• scanning means for scanning the selected original fed to the original exposing position by said feeding means;
• discriminating means for discriminating an attribute of the image of the selected original when the selected original is fed the first time to the original exposing position by said feeding means;
• memory means for storing attribute data representing the attribute of the image of the selected original discriminated by said discriminating means when the selected original is fed the first time;
• read out means for reading out corresponding attribute data from said memory means when the selected original is fed the subsequent time to the original exposing position;
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• processing means for processing the image of the selected original scanned by said scanning means in accordance with the corresponding attribute data read out from said memory means by said read out means when the selected original is fed the subsequent time.